Also, the promoters of the festival have been giving tickets away fairly regularly via their Facebook and Twitter pages, so that’s another avenue for free tickets.

And if you’re not lucky enough to win tickets, you can always buy them.
General admission tickets are $8, available through Ticketmaster and the arena box office. You can avoid most of the “convenience” fees by purchasing your tickets at the arena. Don’t wait too long, though, since general admission tickets will go up to $10 on June 14.

There are also a limited number of $25 VIP tickets available, which will grant you entry into the event an hour early (perfect for avoiding long lines), and into the shaded VIP area, with seating, private restrooms, wine and Graber olive samples and goodie bags.

In other festival news, a few more trucks have been added to the lineup since our last update: